Konstantin Shafranov

Konstantin Vitalievich Shafranov (Russian: Константи́н Вита́льевич Шафра́нов) (born September 11, 1968) is a Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey player who played five games in the National Hockey League. He played for the St. Louis Blues. In 1996, he won the Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy as the best rookie in the International Hockey League (IHL). Two years later he was named to the IHL's end of season all-star team, as the second best right-wing in the league.^[1]

Konstantin Shafranov
Born	(1968-09-11) September 11, 1968 (age 56) Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk St. Louis Blues Sibir Novosibirsk CSKA Moscow Khimik Voskresensk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Krylya Sovetov
National team	Kazakhstan
NHL draft	229th overall, 1996 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1985–2010

He is currently the Fort Wayne Komets' Assistant Coach.^[2]

Career

A long time veteran with his hometown club Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, Shafranov was drafted by the St. Louis Blues 229th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He made an immediate impact in North America, scoring 46 goals with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League, earning himself the title of rookie of the year and a spot on the IHL's second All-Star Team. The following season, he made his NHL debuts with the Blues, scoring twice and adding an assist in 5 games. It was however all for his NHL career; he did play a few more seasons in the American Hockey League and the IHL, but he never again had an impact such as that he had in his first season with Fort Wayne, which led him to go back in Europe, where the larger ice surfaces and more open play suited much better the goal scorer's style.

Shafranov took part in various competitions for the Kazakhstani National Team, totalling 43 games for the national squad. He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	URS.2		12	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	URS.2		20	5	2	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	SKA Novosibirsk	URS.2		71	38	23	61	33		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	URS		28	6	8	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	URS		40	16	6	22	32		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	CIS		30	10	6	16	38		6	0	0	0	2
1992–93	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	RUS		42	19	19	38	26		1	0	1	1	0
1993–94	Torpedo Ust–Kamenogorsk	RUS		27	18	21	39	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Detroit Falcons	CoHL		4	3	2	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RUS		47	21	30	51	24		7	5	4	9	12
1994–95	Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk	RUS.2		1	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RUS		6	3	3	6	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		74	46	28	74	26		5	1	2	3	4
1996–97	St. Louis Blues	NHL		5	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Worcester IceCats	AHL		62	23	25	48	16		5	0	2	2	0
1997–98	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		67	28	52	80	50		4	2	4	6	2
1998–99	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	RSL		28	4	9	13	4		5	0	1	1	2
1998–99	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	1	1	0
1999–2000	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		24	3	8	11	15		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Providence Bruins	AHL		8	0	4	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Fort Wayne Komets	UHL		20	15	15	30	6		13	6	8	14	8
2000–01	Sibir Novosibirsk	RUS.2		43	21	32	53	80		12	3	4	7	37
2001–02	CSKA Moscow	RUS.2		41	14	21	35	12		10	5	4	9	0
2002–03	Khimik Voskresensk	RUS.2		39	14	14	28	10		14	6	7	13	4
2003–04	Khimik Voskresensk	RSL		18	7	3	10	14		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RSL		31	8	6	14	10		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RUS.2		50	17	30	47	24		13	4	3	7	2
2005–06	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	RUS.2		48	21	46	67	42		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RUS.2		3	2	3	5	2		8	4	1	5	4
2006–07	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RUS.2		28	10	17	27	16		12	1	4	5	4
2006–07	Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod	RUS.3		3	3	6	9	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		71	23	35	58	10		13	4	6	10	2
2008–09	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		60	28	35	63	28		11	2	8	10	0
2009–10	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		58	19	38	57	20		—	—	—	—	—
URS/CIS totals				98	32	20	52	86		7	0	1	1	2
RUS & RSL totals				199	80	91	171	84		13	5	6	11	14
RUS.2 totals				253	100	165	265	186		69	23	23	46	51

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Kazakhstan	WC C		7	10	9	19	4
1994	Kazakhstan	WC C		6	7	6	13	44
1998	Kazakhstan	OG		7	4	3	7	6
1998	Kazakhstan	WC		3	0	0	0	0
2001	Kazakhstan	WC D1		5	6	4	10	0
2005	Kazakhstan	WC		6	0	0	0	0
2006	Kazakhstan	OG		5	0	0	0	0
2006	Kazakhstan	WC		6	0	1	1	8
2010	Kazakhstan	WC		6	0	4	4	0
Senior totals				51	27	27	54	62

Awards

Award	Year
Gary F. Longman Memorial Trophy	1996
Second all-star team	1998